entregarse

entregarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (rendirse) to give in (a, to), surrender

■ el enemigo se entregó the enemy surrendered

■ se entregó a las autoridades he gave himself up to the authorities

2 (dedicarse) to devote oneself (a, to), be devoted (a, to)

■ se entrega plenamente a su trabajo she's totally devoted to her work

3 peyorativo (caer en) to give oneself over (a, to), take (a, to)

■ se entregó a la bebida he took to the bottle

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1) to surrender

2) indulge, give in

3) devote oneself

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VPR

1) (=rendirse) to give o.s. up, surrender

los secuestradores se entregaron a la policía — the hijackers gave themselves up o surrendered to the police

2) (=dejarse dominar)

entregarse a — [+ sueño, tentación] to succumb to

se entregó a la desesperación — she gave in to despair

entregarse a la bebida — to take to drink

3) (=dedicarse)

entregarse a algo — to devote o.s. to sth

se ha entregado por completo al cuidado de su padre — she has devoted herself entirely to looking after her father

todas las noches me entrego a la lectura de la Biblia — I devote all my evenings to reading the Bible

entregarse a algn — [sexualmente] to give o.s. to sb

me entregué a ella sin condiciones — I gave her my unconditional love

4) (=adueñarse)

entregarse de algo — to take possession of sth

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(v.) = get in + the game, give + Posesivo + all

Ex. All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.

Ex. Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.

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(v.) = get in + the game, give + Posesivo + all

Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.

Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.

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■entregarse verbo reflexivo
1 (al enemigo, a la policía) to give oneself up, surrender
2 (abandonarse a un vicio, sentimiento, pasión) to abandon oneself, give oneself over: se entregó a la bebida, she turned to drink
3 (poner interés, esfuerzo) to devote oneself: se entregó a tareas humanitarias, she devoted herself to humanitarian work
'entregarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- darse
- abandonar
- entregar
- volcar
English:
give up
- give
- in
- surrender

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vpr

1. [rendirse] to give oneself up;

el secuestrador se entregó sin oponer resistencia the hijacker gave himself up without a struggle;

se fue a entregarse a la policía he turned himself in (to the police)

2.

entregarse a [persona, trabajo] to devote oneself to;

[vicio, pasión] to give oneself over to;

se entrega por completo a su trabajo she's totally devoted to her work;

se ha entregado a la bebida he's given himself over to drink

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entregarse

v/r

1 give o.s. up

2

:

entregarse a fig devote o.s. to, dedicate o.s. to

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vr

1) : to surrender, to give in

2) : to devote oneself

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entregarse vb

1. (rendirse) to surrender / to give yourself up [pt. gave; pp. given]

el ladrón se entregó a la policía the thief gave himself up to the police

2. (dedicarse) to devote yourself

se entrega a su trabajo he devotes himself to his work